Kalyan: The nearly four-decade-old Shahad rail overbridge (ROB) connecting Kalyan and Ulhasnagar on National Highway 61, which has been under repair by National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for the past 20 days, has become the center of a political credit battle. NHAI, sources said, has scheduled the ROB opening for Monday at 11am after…
Nagpur: Two days after deputy CM Ajit Pawar‘s ‘no vote, no funds’ threat in Baramati, NCP (SP) MP Supriya Sule on Sunday said EC must monitor such remarks. Seeking a public apology from Pawar, her party spokesperson Mahesh Tapase said the poll watchdog must take immediate action.“In a strong democracy, it is [EC’s] moral responsibility…
Mumbai: The Bombay High court bench of Justices Bharati Dangre and Shyam C Chandak, recently criticized the Gamdevi police for “not applying their mind” while arresting an animal feeder, Nandini Balekar, without a valid reason.The HC bench also expressed surprise in their November 19 order (on the petition of Belekar) as to how the judicial…
Mumbai: Khar police arrested Shahawaz Shaikh (28), a Mumbra resident and front office executive at a Thai-inspired restaurant and bar in Bandra (West), for allegedly stealing a locker containing Rs 2.45 lakh cash on Thursday between 4.45 am and 5.01 am. He was arrested on Saturday.Shaikh had been working at the establishment for the last…
Mumbai: The BMC has submitted a proposal to IIT-Bombay seeking technical approval for a revised design that would allow the construction of the new double-decker bridge at Goregaon’s Veer Savarkar Bridge junction without demolishing the existing flyover.According to a BMC official, IIT-B will vet the proposal and advise whether the redesigned plan is feasible. “Following…
Mumbai: A 21-year-old scrap collector died and two others were injured after inhalation of fumes at Subhash Nagar, Andheri MIDC, on Saturday afternoon.The incident, which occurred around 2.30pm, is likely to have occurred due to unsafe chemical handling practices in the densely populated slum cluster where many residents work with scrap, said municipal authorities.Preliminary investigations…
MUMBAI: Central Railway’s Mumbai Division is undertaking a megablock on its Main Line suburban sections today to carry out various engineering and maintenance works. The block will be in place on the Up and Down fast lines between Thane and Kalyan stations from 10.40am to 3.40pm. Down Fast/Semi-Fast local services departing CSMT Mumbai until 3.03pm…
MUMBAI/THANE: A war of words erupted between BJP and the opposition Congress over the suicide of Marathi youngster Arnav Khaire after an alleged assault on a local train for not speaking Marathi. While the BJP accused the opposition and especially the Thackerays of fomenting social divisions, the Congress alleged the BJP was the one indulging…
MUMBAI: To carry out maintenance work on tracks, signalling and overhead equipment, a five-hour jumbo block will be undertaken today on the Up Fast line between Borivali and Ram Mandir, and on the Down Fast line between Ram Mandir and Goregaon stations, from 10am to 3pm.Western Railway chief spokesperson Vineet Abhishek said that during the…
Mumbai: Iterating that there is no cordial relation between the accused and his father, thus it cannot be said that he has a permanent place of residence in Mumbai, a sessions court this week rejected the bail plea of businessman Birju Salla, accused of criminal breach of trust and misappropriation of gold and silver jewellery…
